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carpal vs trapezium

trapezium vs carpal

carpal and trapezium both are nouns.

carpal is an adjective but trapezium is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
carpal Yes Yes No No
trapezium Yes No No No
As nouns, trapezium is a hyponym of carpal; that is, trapezium is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than carpal:
  • carpal: any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates
  • trapezium: the wrist bone on the thumb side of the hand that articulates with the 1st and 2nd metacarpals
carpal (noun) trapezium (noun)
any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates the wrist bone on the thumb side of the hand that articulates with the 1st and 2nd metacarpals
a quadrilateral with no parallel sides
carpal (adjective) trapezium (adjective)
of or relating to the wrist
Difference between carpal and trapezium

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